In an isolated incident, one unlucky iPhone 4 owner saw his iPhone catch fire. As you can see, the USB cable is totally melted as the phone’s USB port was said to be defective. BGR’s source who sent this pic says the customer’s hand was slightly burnt but luckily nothing major happened. [Via BGR]
Motorola expands Android lineup with Charm QWERTY phone
Motorola has announced a new Android handset exclusively for T-Mobile USA. Dubbed as Charm, the phone tries to charm business users with its QWERTY keyboard, smartphone features and easy social access. The Charm runs on Android 2.1 and features a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 3MP fixed focus camera, Bluetooth, 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, 3.5mm headphone […]
Nokia accuses Eldar Murtazin of revealing trade secrets, approaches Russian Interior Ministry
UPDATE: Nokia clarifies that they want their handsets back and does not want to shutdown site’s server. Here’s a Google Cache copy of the statement. If you follow mobile industry you’d be aware of the fact that Eldar Murtazin, owner of Mobile-review.com thrashed Nokia’s N8 one day before its official announcement. Now Eldar has […]
Lenovo chief says Steve Jobs “has a bad temper…doesn’t care about China”
You seldom see a competitor commenting on other CEO but Lenovo head, Liu Chuanzhi did that and that too, in the interest of his own company. Liu says Apple’s CEO they’re lucky because “Steve Jobs has such a bad temper and doesn’t care about China.” If he were to then Liu believes that Lenovo […]
Microsoft Instaload batteries can be installed either way
Microsoft has developed a new technology that makes it easy for consumers to install batteries in gadgets, toys or virtually anything that requires CR123, AA, AAA, C or D size batteries. The technology known as Instaload and unlike regular batteries, it does not depend on positive or negative polarity making it easy to install […]
Microsoft kills the Kin line
Microsoft has confirmed that its Kin line of phones targeted at tweens will be retired just after weeks of its release. Microsoft currently sells the devices on Verizon but didn’t garner sales as they’d expected. Microsoft also said that the decision to stop the development of Kin is to “focus exclusively on Windows Phone […]
Nokia N8 variant (or N9) gets a video preview, detailed specs
Let’s not debate whether its Nokia N8 variant with a keyboard or N9 because one thing’s for sure, this baby will be out sooner or later. Now TechBuffalo with help from Negri Electronics got their hands-on the prototype device and have posted a detailed video preview along with some specs. Although the phone runs […]
Amazon intros new Kindle DX with lower price, high contrast display
Amazon today announced a new Kindle DX at a lower price. The new Kindle DX will retail for $379 as compared to previous price of $489 and will feature similar sized 9.7-inch screen but with a 50 percent higher contrast. Better contrast means consumer will be able to enjoy clear text and improved readability […]
Android 3.0 Gingerbread detailed, releasing in mid-October?
It’s not official yet but Unwiredview has got the intrinsic deets from a transcribed podcast of mobile whiz Eldar Murtazin, who’s known for his inside knowledge in the mobile industry. According to him, the Gingerbread update will be released in mid-October with the first handsets expected by Nov-Dec. With the new update, Google will […]
Sony Ericsson issues an update to Xperia X10
Sony Ericsson had promised to update Xperia X10 with Android 2.1 and though it’s the Éclair, they’ve released an update-worthy update that concentrates on improving the general performance of the device. It’s an over-the-air update so users will receive a notification first in their notification bar to accept the update. Alternatively, users can download […]
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